"Women seem liberated by the unusual openness. One, Witt writes, “cried like someone who has been unhappy for a long time, has unexpectedly found solace, and now can hardly conceive of the darkness to which she had previously confined …

“When I first started going to Orgasmic Meditation, I would talk to my friends about it in a certain tone of voice—"Oh, they're so crazy, they're so weird." And then I started to feel kind of disgusted with myself because what they were doing was an earnest experiment about how to live …

The cleanest, best-lighted place Emily Witt finds is OneTaste, a San Francisco company specializing in “orgasmic meditation."
Witt sees the appeal of orgasmic meditation. The timed stroking was a “sexual technique that allowed for an intimate connection but preserved an emotional distance,” …

What the hell happened to f#$%ing like rabbits? Has the mere fact of paying bills and working full time hyper accelerated Hannah through her sexual peak? And is this common ground? As complications in her sex life arise, Hannah questions if this is what adulthood means and explores different ways …

The Biohacker’s Guide to Better Sex: Orgasmic meditation is a powerful way to become more attuned to your partner (and yourself) during sex. It sounds a little woo-woo, but it’s legit. OneTaste offers excellent orgasmic meditation courses in most major cities (no, they aren’t paying me to say …

Ultimately, Daedone hopes to see a shift in our approach to sexuality similar to the one we've seen in our approach to food over the past few years. "We have this basic idea that more and faster is better," she said, but we're beginning to appreciate that "slow and connected" …

One anonymous man told Complex that OM was “like a workout for sensitivity” that increased his empathy and intuition. “People who've OMed a while usually report feeling more in kissing, platonic touch, and also noticing internal sensations which leads to the emotional sensitivity,” he …

The part that intrigued me most was the philosophy: "There's an important distinction that's worth making between climax and the orgasm state," the website explains. "Climax is a few seconds of physical experience, whereas the state of orgasm is continuous—allowing OMers to access …

…forget about finishing. Seems counterintuitive, we know, but the best orgasms aren't goal-oriented, they come when you pay attention to and relish every stroke. Settle in, enjoy the connection, and make your orgasm a priority …

Full disclosure: sex ed was awful and inaccurate at my all-girls' school. I remember that our biology teacher said that when a man (and only a man) climaxed, it was called "achieving organism". As you'd expect from such a cryptic introduction to shagging, formative experiences went along …

Thomas Morton joins an enclave of new age seekers in Southern California who find enlightenment through orgasm. He enlists the help of an orgasmic meditation guide to help him better understand how to bring a woman to climax, and in the process, delves a bit deeper into his own …

We might just be the last people to this particular pajama party, but we recently found out that there’s an entire meditation practice that revolves around orgasms. Nicole Daedone—the creator of Orgasmic Meditation (OM) and the founder of its rapidly growing organization, OneTaste—explains it in …

I can count on my two hands the number of times I’ve had an orgasm during sex. I’ve tried all the methods that empowered women are supposed to try. I bought my first vibrator when I was 17. I insisted on receiving oral. I experimented with arousal gels (they burned) and role-playing (I laughed). …

Sometimes a lifetime of societal conditioning can fall away in a matter of hours. It happened to me that day at the OM class. Not in a I-drank-the-Kool-Aid way, but in the kind of way where your ideas are flipped but at the same time enhanced, it blows your mind and you emerge better for …

Orgasmic meditation, shortened to OM, is a practice that marries sex with mindfulness and, according to its founders, encourages ‘connection, vitality and wellness’ and ‘cultivates a greater connection’ between …

When it comes to healthy living, meditation is the new black. Orgasmic meditation, in particular, is the hot new thing. This involves a dedicated “stroker” stimulating his partner’s clitoris for 15 blissful minutes using a specific and meticulously taught …

An OM, as taught by OneTaste, is an exact process with rigid steps and boundaries. Deviations are discouraged – both to prevent misunderstanding and to ensure that dedicated OMers anywhere in the world can find one another and OM straightaway. You can speak the international language of …

Commonly referred to as OMing, orgasmic meditation focuses solely on the female orgasm and involves one partner stroking the clitoris under the supervision of a certified trainer, teacher, or coach. Though this may sound strange, the practice is therapeutic rather than sexual and activates the …

Men and women, young and old, coupled and single alike left all their preconceived ideas on female sexuality at the doors of the Oakland Scottish Rite Center and entered what is quite possibly America’s most energetic conference this side of …

There are health benefits that come from getting off, more than just increasing relaxation. For example, reaching climax is great for your cardiovascular health; it also increases your cancer-cell-fighting oxytocin as well as releases endorphins. The blood surge associated with orgasm keeps your …

For those unfamiliar with OM, it is a partnered 15-minute meditation exercise intended to gently yet effectively bring a woman to climax with just a stroke of the finger. Cliterally speaking, the only object of focus in this practice is the point of contact — finger meets clitoris. …

I only knew sex in relationship to porn. Now [sex] is much more quiet, with less movement, but I can feel every ounce of it. The feeling of a hand touching my leg is vastly pleasurable. Foreplay could go on for hours. Every part of my body is way more …

Of all the meditation, yoga, and pranayama I’ve tried, just one OM session kind of trumps it all. It has something to do with the way the mind shuts off during orgasm, I’m sure. Dr. Poojah Lakshmin, a Stanford-trained physician (and a research scientist at Rutgers University) calls the OM …

Honestly, my awesome partner actually brought me to a level of pleasure that took me far beyond what I had felt in quite some time … I felt completely out of my head. There was no porn highlights reel that I was reviewing in my head. No …

What is the secret to unlocking your personal potential and creating a more harmonious society? A San Francisco company says you can find it between every woman’s legs. Gawker’s Nitasha Tiku investigates, step by …

The folks behind OM — which focuses on female pleasure and orgasm — write that “Rather than Orgasm being a fleeting moment in time, we view Orgasm as a source of unlimited energy that’s found in all of …

When it comes down to it, Daedone is just trying to thwart the throwaway mentality we have with the female orgasm and bring it to the forefront. “There’s an idea of pleasure and enjoyment [that people have]. Pleasure is something that you do that feels good but has diminishing returns, like …

A Turn On Meet Up is a fully clothed event which warms you from with inside, loosens you up and challenges you in unique and exciting ways. If you are looking for a new way to connect with your partner or if you struggle with communicating your sexual wants, needs and desires, a Turn On gets you …

“I learned stuff from his last book,” Jack Canfield, co-editor of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series said, “The fifteen-minute-orgasm chapter — my wife and I tried the technique and had great success with …

Nicole looked more like the art gallery owner she actually is, than a Bay area sex teacher in flowing skirts or thigh high black leather. She spoke in brilliant, articulate language, asked challenging, thoughtful questions, and served up authenticity just the way I like it – …

Daedone said the problem isn’t that women don’t want sex, they just want a different kind of sex… It’s a radical move for women to take time out, but they are making a decision to begin the step into …

Daedone also says people’s bafflement at what she teaches stems from a basic misunderstanding of the term orgasm, which they interpret from a male viewpoint. “Orgasm is the body’s ability to receive and respond to pleasure. Pure and simple. Climax is often a part of orgasm, but it is not the sum …

Back here in the land of the ten-second orgasm, most of us are more concerned about the fact we find it hard to squeeze in a proper conversation with our spouses… however, women can experience a four-month orgasm through OM, which allows them to live in a continually aroused state that helps them …

In her new book, Daedone—founder of OneTaste, a San Francisco-based center devoted to training men and women about female sexual satisfaction—divulges her practice of Orgasmic Meditation: a method that promises the Big O in just 15 minutes. Below, Daedone introduces her modern and sustainable …

The founder of the OneTaste Urban Retreat Center, Nicole Daedone sees herself as leading the “slow-sex movement,” one that places a near-exclusive emphasis on women’s pleasure – in which love, romance and even flirtation are not …

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